Blake Hampton

Sorry if the quality is bad. In retrospect, it's kind of amazing just how stupid the Dot Com bubble was.

Cato Institute: World Hyperinflations

I figured out how to get ahold of some and thought they were cool. 2008 - Washington Mutual.pdf 2008 - Lehman Brothers.pdf 2008 - Freddie Mac.pdf 2008 - Fannie Mae.pdf 2008 - Countrywide Financial.pdf 2008 - American International Group.pdf 2002 - Yahoo!.pdf 2001 - eToys.pdf 2001 - Enron.pdf 2000 - Yahoo!.pdf 2000 - Cisco Systems.pdf 2000 - Amazon.com.pdf

And what is one of the single most important ingredients necessary for human progress? What is the one thing that has distinguished us the most as a species above all others? Unity. Our ability to come together and solve problems as a collective. Humans excel most when they can successfully find a way to work together. And that is ultimately the reason Trump fails as a leader. His greatest strength is promoting division, both within our country and around the world. We will never prosper having a leader like that in office. Never.

I’m sure AI has the capacity to do amazing things, and it reflects exactly how I feel about human beings in general. Humans are exceptional creatures with seemingly infinite potential. In the past, our species has multiple-times displayed great levels of strength, intelligence, adaptability, all in order to overcome enormous obstacles. I’m sure that with current technology we could do similar things squared in the future. However, many of the things that I see today: the enormous asset bubbles, broken politics, huge global imbalances and debt levels, stupid behavior being encouraged, will all have to revert before we can get to that point. It will be extremely painful, so painful that I often fear it may drive people completely crazy. And we’re already acting quite coo-coo. Humans have done some stupid stuff getting us here.

Funny because I’m thinking the exact opposite.

Cubs, you sent an AI video to the forum the other day and you didn’t even know it. You live in La La Land. You should try reading the WSJ or The Economist.

Maybe we can find a way to create a car that runs on Bitcoin:

^ 9 out of the 14 unique states above have total Republican control (holding the governor’s office and both legislative chambers), and 11 of them have Republicans controlling both chambers of the legislature. How can Republicans be so rational at the state level while operating as a complete, on-fire clown show at the national level? It's ironic.

CNBC: America’s Top States for Business Area Development: Top States for Business Chief Executive: Best and Worst States for Business

He's a national embarrassment.

Trump is a stupid tyrant.

Despite record domestic oil production levels, the United States is still a net importer of about 1.6 million barrels of crude oil a day: EIA: Weekly Petroleum Status Report

Irrationality abounds. And Donald Trump and Kevin Warsh are our gods. Their actions and beliefs will hold immense sway over the futures of many. It's amazing to me how little attention is paid to our national bank. Trump absolutely dominates the minds and conversations of everyone, but so few people pay any heed to the great Fed chairman. Many don't understand how a national bank works or why it's important. But they still go to work 40 hours a week in exchange for dollars.

Trump dominates your thoughts just like the rest of us. You don't have to be a dick.

Canada would be ours faster than Parsad could type out another quip about his sweaty crotch. I'm against invading Canada by the way.

Also something to keep in mind is some of these states' stupid ass pension policies. I think people are gonna be drowning in taxes in the future. That is, if it's true that money doesn't grow on trees.

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We heard you guys have some oil up there... Global Firepower: Comparison of United States and Canada Military Strengths (2026)

So everybody here knows how I think the future looks a bit grim. I also think that jurisdictional risk will become increasingly more important as our national politics continues to degrade. Law and order seems to be slipping further out of control by the day. The socialist movement will do nothing but gain strength: ChiefExecutive.net: Best and Worst States for Business and of course the worst:

But I am curious: what is your prediction of what won’t end well with me?

Do it lol